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Homs– The Syrian Army repelled an Islamic State (ISIS) offensive on Friday, in eastern Homs Governorate. The extremist group had overrun several roadside checkpoints and was trying to advance into the Governorate’s rural villages.

“ISIS fighters tried to infiltrate into Homs from the eastern axis after conducting several car bomb attacks against army positions and security checkpoints,” Syrian Army officer Firas Salloum told ARA News. “The army was able to foil the attack.”

While ISIS jihadists operate as a more-or-less conventional force in northern Iraq, in the Syrian Desert they fight like insurgents. The extremist group ambushes convoys and storms isolated outposts before disappearing back into the barrens.